307 FXUS61 KBUF 140708 AFDBUF AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 309 AM EDT MON AUG 14 2000 STUBBORN CLOSED UPPER LOW ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BEGINNING TO LIFT OUT SLOWLY NORTHEAST. PLENTY OF CLOUDINESS ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW CURRENTLY COVERING MUCH OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND DRIFTING WEST. ETA AND NGM PROFILES ARE INDICATING A STRATO CU DECK OVER MOST OF THE REGION TODAY. I THINK THAT A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WILL STILL WORK FOR MOST OF THE AREA ALTHOUGH EASTERN ZONES ARE A LITTLE IN QUESTION. CLEAR WEST AND PARTLY CLOUDY EAST STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR TONIGHT AS CENTRAL GREAT LAKES RIDGE PUSHES EAST. VIGOROUS UPPER TROUGH STILL PROGGED TO APPROACH JAMES BAY TUESDAY BUT IT APPEARS NOW THAT THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE FRONT GOES THROUGH. WILL CHANGE TUESDAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. 850 TEMPS APPROACHING 18C WEST LATE IN THE DAY. THIS SHOULD EASILY SUPPORT LOW TO MID 80S. AVN SHOWING A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN 850 TEMPS WEDNESDAY TO 8 TO 10C. WILL DROP HIGHS A FEW DEGREES FROM CONTINUITY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE MAY AFFECT JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. WILL KEEP WEDNESDAY DRY FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT THE TWO MENTIONED ABOVE WHERE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SEEMS PRUDENT. WORK ZONES IN BUFADMBUF...ON THE STREET AT PRECISELY 315 AM. .BUF...NONE. SAGE